The dos and don'ts of being a dad

U.S. Air Force Tech. Sgt. Dustin Mize, NCO in charge of ambulance services from the 5th Medical Group, watches over soon-to-be fathers on Minot Air Force Base, N.D., April 1, 2014. The fathers practiced clothing, swaddling and changing diapers on dolls in preparation for their newborns. (U.S. Air Force photo/ Airman 1st Class Sahara L. Fales)

The dos and don'ts of being a dad

U.S. Air Force Tech. Sgt. Dustin Mize, NCO in charge of ambulance services from the 5th Medical Group, holds his daughter, Ashlyn, during a Dad’s 101 class on Minot Air Force Base, N.D., April 1, 2014. Mize brought his daughter to show first-time fathers the behaviors and functions of a newborn baby. (U.S. Air Force photo/ Airman 1st Class Sahara L. Fales)

The dos and don'ts of being a dad

U.S. Air Force Tech. Sgt. Dustin Mize, NCO in charge of ambulance services from the 5th Medical Group, holds his nine-week-old daughter, Ashlyn, during a Dad’s 101 class on Minot Air Force Base, N.D., April 1, 2014. After teaching the swaddling technique, Mize demonstrated how to soothe and feed a newborn baby. (U.S. Air Force photo/ Airman 1st Class Sahara L. Fales)

The dos and don'ts of being a dad

U.S. Air Force Senior Airman Grant Hanson, crew chief from the 5th Munitions Squadron, receives a new-father guide during a Dad’s 101 class on Minot Air Force Base, N.D., April 1, 2014. The Dad’s 101 class provided reading material for participants to help prepare them for their first child. (U.S. Air Force photo/ Airman 1st Class Sahara L. Fales)

Dads 101

Published April 8, 2014
By Airman 1st Class Sahara L. Fales
Minot Air Force Base Public Affairs

MINOT AIR FORCE BASE, N.D. -- Tech. Sgt. Dustin Mize, NCO in charge of ambulance services from the 5th Medical Group, instructs a Dad's 101 class on Minot Air Force Base, N.D., April 1, 2014. Mize brought his nine-week-old daughter to demonstrate to first-time fathers the realistic functions of a newborn baby. The class provided lessons on how to properly change diapers, clothing and swaddling a baby. It concluded with a brief discussion and Q-and-A, where books were provided to help the fathers in preparation for their newborns. (U.S. Air Force photos/ Airman 1st Class Sahara L. Fales)